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Recently posted/Reposted Writing
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| Novels |
| Gates of Hell: Chapter 2 by Damien Thorne, Feb 9, 2010 |
| Shadows of the Night: Chapter 13 by Shadow, Feb 9, 2010 |
| Shadows of the Night: Chapter 7 by Shadow, Feb 9, 2010 |
| Solace in Silence: Chapter 3 by Sunflower2, Feb 9, 2010 |
| Shadows of the Night: Chapter 2 by Shadow, Feb 9, 2010 |
| The Gifted: Liar: Chapter 2 by penang, Feb 8, 2010 |
| Funny Business: Chapter 15 by Sideman, Feb 8, 2010 |
| Poetry |
| She is the Dissonant Romantic by Odin Roark, Feb 9, 2010 |
| Musings. by Sandy Anderson, Feb 8, 2010 |
| Three For A Winter's Day by jpb2ndchance, Feb 8, 2010 |
| Fall and Fall by Sapsorrow, Feb 8, 2010 |
| Your Immortal Days by L. F. Young, Feb 7, 2010 |
| Letter Tracing by tricia friedman, Feb 7, 2010 |
| Cat and I by kiwi, Feb 7, 2010 |
| Short Stories |
| The F by sonny, Feb 9, 2010 |
| A Plague by farfinagle, Feb 8, 2010 |
| Intelligence And Education by bluejimmy, Feb 8, 2010 |
| Makeup God by l.l. grace, Feb 8, 2010 |
| The Dingy Man by Mike2439, Feb 8, 2010 |
| FINAL FAREWELL by crazeesharon, Feb 8, 2010 |
| Verging on Blue by michelle willms, Feb 8, 2010 |
Top Reviewers
2. sonny
3. brosna11
4. payge turner
5. Cadfael
6. wordsmith
7. IveyBanks
8. Mike2439
10. Annie
Flash Writing Contest
Have a good idea for a flash story? Or maybe you've already written one. Post it as part of the TheNextBigWriter's 2010 Flash Fiction Writing Contest. If we like it enough, you'll receive $100 and be featured in front of hundreds of thousands of readers.
Writer Spotlight Interview
Ann Simko (Annie) has been a long-time member of TheNextBigWriter. The first novel she workshopped on the site, the thriller Fallen rose to the #1 All-Time Novel spot and also was the winner of the TheNextBigWriter's 2007 Strongest Start Novel Competition. In 2009, Ann received a multi-book publishing contract from Lyrical Press. Fallen was the first book published in the Coyote Moon series. It was released on November 16, 2009.
TheNextBigWriter Press Releases First Book
My Writing Life - 10 Tales of Writing Passion
Ten contest winning stories from members of TheNextBigWriter.
Across the world, millions of people write every day. Why do they do it? My Writing Life tells the humorous, poignant, and honest stories of why ten diverse men and women were compelled to write and how it changed their lives.
Learn more about the book and download a sample.
theNextBigwriter Rankings
Novel Rankings as of: 04:43 AM, 02/09/10
1. STREET OF ROGUES by whatta
2. Motor Dolls by modobenny
3. ECHOSIS by Odin Roark
4. Project 235 by sonny
5. STATIC MAYHEM by Sherman_Bierce
6. FULL BLOWN ADDICTIONS(ABNA ENTRY) by vsworld
7. Alzheimer Diary, A Wife's Journal by mishmont
8. The Language of Thunder by michelle willms
9. This Time You Lose by Chris Stralyn
10. Twenty-Five by rach_elle
See all rankings, including short story and poetry.
Writing Successes
»Jan '10 : "Reality House" by Jake Hawkins will be published by Black Matrix Publishing LLC.
Fallen, by Ann Simko (Annie) a former #1 novel on TheNextBigWriter and the winner of the 2007 Strongest Start Novel Competition was released in ebook and paperback.
»Nov '09 : A Labor Day Murder by Wayne_Zurl will be published by Mind Wings Audio as a CD and MP3. He has also signed contracts for two additional novels.
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